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>> translator: if you could sum ride, i'll use the stick to explain. at the power plant there are six reactors and with the tremors from the earthquake and the tsunami many devices, equipment were dysfunctional and explosions took place and the reactors became unable to cool the fuel and the spent nuclear storage pools began to heat up so a lot is going on and if we could look at the situation one by one. this is the number one reactor. first of all, there was the hydrogen bomb. right below the roof is the spent nuclear fuel pond, the water level and the spent fuel rods became exposed and in the reactor, the fuel there is believed to be damaged because the water levels fell and not the number two reactor, the outer building is still intact. however, the water level and the spent nuclear fuel pond is coming down and the fuel is being exposed. and in the reactor also, as in the other reactor the fuel rods have been damaged and for the number two reactor, was there a hydrogen explosion and the pressure control mechanism system has also been damaged and in
>> translator: if you could sum ride, i'll use the stick to explain. at the power plant there are six reactors and with the tremors from the earthquake and the tsunami many devices, equipment were dysfunctional and explosions took place and the reactors became unable to cool the fuel and the spent nuclear storage pools began to heat up so a lot is going on and if we could look at the situation one by one. this is the number one reactor. first of all, there was the hydrogen bomb. right...
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they are planning to start a spraying operation use a truck. we are waiting for defense minister to hold a news conference to explain the helicopter operation. . due to radiation levels the operation should be conducted for a minimum altitude and limited to 40 minutes per helicopter day. you are looking at the operation footage taken one hour and a half ago at around 9:48 a.m. japan time where 7.5 tons of sea water was dumped four times on number three reactor building at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. there is an urgent need for cooling those reactors to stop the fuel from emitting hydrogen for possible explosion or melt down. as soon as we have defense minister toshimi kitazawa for a news conference, we will get his explanation about the operation which took place about 90 minutes ago in fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. you are now looking at the footage taken at that time where 7.5 tons of sea water were dumped on number three reactor building at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant four times. due to radiation levels
they are planning to start a spraying operation use a truck. we are waiting for defense minister to hold a news conference to explain the helicopter operation. . due to radiation levels the operation should be conducted for a minimum altitude and limited to 40 minutes per helicopter day. you are looking at the operation footage taken one hour and a half ago at around 9:48 a.m. japan time where 7.5 tons of sea water was dumped four times on number three reactor building at the fukushima daiichi...
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what can you tell us about this? >>> translator: well, the water for babies under 12 months, it has been recommended they do not drink this water. so, for -- this is a very low level of radioactive don't which will be not harmful for the health, even if consumed over a long period. for babies under 12 months this time, the tokyo metropolitan government took this measure based on a very conservative set of standards. so for other people, people other than babies, the radiation levels will have almost no effect. therefore, people other than those with babies, we ask everyone to respond calmly. but for people with babies, we hope that they will not be adversely affected and they metropolitan tokyo government is doing its best. and the central government also will urge relevant organizations to increase production of bottled water. so such measures will be requested to manufacturing companies. but these manufacturers, water manufacturers, they have been increasing production since the earthquake and that will be difficul
what can you tell us about this? >>> translator: well, the water for babies under 12 months, it has been recommended they do not drink this water. so, for -- this is a very low level of radioactive don't which will be not harmful for the health, even if consumed over a long period. for babies under 12 months this time, the tokyo metropolitan government took this measure based on a very conservative set of standards. so for other people, people other than babies, the radiation levels...
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he will update us on the developments at the fukushima power plant. we have been looking at the smoke billowing from fukushima number one power plant. we don't know -- we haven't got any information as to which reactor it is coming from. we are waiting for the, all the information and data as the story develops. this footage you are looking at was taken about a half hour ago by nhk helicopter flying 30 kilometers away from the plant. you can see that white smoke is billowing. we do not know whether it was ignited by fire, or if it was a hydrogen explosion caused by heat in the reactor. we are right now waiting for a press conference to begin by chief cabinet secretary yukio edano to update us on the developments at fukushima power plants. an nhk helicopter has been taking footage of what appears to be white smoke billowing from the fukushima daiichi power plant. the footage was taken -- this footage, you can see, was taken around 30 minutes ago from 30 kilometers from the nuclear power plant. nhk helicopter was positioned more than 30 kilometers from
he will update us on the developments at the fukushima power plant. we have been looking at the smoke billowing from fukushima number one power plant. we don't know -- we haven't got any information as to which reactor it is coming from. we are waiting for the, all the information and data as the story develops. this footage you are looking at was taken about a half hour ago by nhk helicopter flying 30 kilometers away from the plant. you can see that white smoke is billowing. we do not know...
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can you do what you can to arrange the shipment for us? >> reporter: on this day, he finally received word from a nearby agricultural co-op that has agreed to sell him old rice . >> we need to get food for our birds. otherwise they won't survive the next couple of months. this is an emergency. i'll do anything. all i can think of is how to keep our chickens alive. >> the feed complex has the third largest capacity in japan. before the quake it was supplying almost all poultry farms the northern tohoku region. their ordered some ship s but it is not known when regular shipments in the region will resume. >>> share prices were higherer in tokyo on friday morning. the nikkei index gained 1% or 94 points to end the morning session at 9,529. sources say investors bought leading issues such as sony as market sentiment improved after overnight gains in new york. buying momentum remains slow as investors are waiting to see the impact of the nuclear crisis and the rotating blackout measures in japan's economy. >>> and now to currencies on the tokyo
can you do what you can to arrange the shipment for us? >> reporter: on this day, he finally received word from a nearby agricultural co-op that has agreed to sell him old rice . >> we need to get food for our birds. otherwise they won't survive the next couple of months. this is an emergency. i'll do anything. all i can think of is how to keep our chickens alive. >> the feed complex has the third largest capacity in japan. before the quake it was supplying almost all poultry...
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shery ahn tells us how the quake is likely to impact the economy. in the wake of the recent disaster, electricity continues to be rationed throughout japan. tokyo electric power company will consider increasing the usage limit for large factories in summer to avoid power shortages. that's because ongoing power rationing along will not be enough to curb summertime demand for electricity. the utility firm says it will discuss with the industry ministry a possible of instituting a new measure based on existing laws. tepco says it will likely be able to end the rolling power cuts by may as the weather gets warmer and further recover the power generation capacity. tepco says in summer when the usage increases they will have to restart rolling blackouts and take asdigs additional steps with large users. they say power shortage in peak times in the summer could reach 10 million kilowatts. the firm says it will talk with industry groups as large-scale power outages for big factories could put a strain on corporate activity. >>> many manufacturers in western
shery ahn tells us how the quake is likely to impact the economy. in the wake of the recent disaster, electricity continues to be rationed throughout japan. tokyo electric power company will consider increasing the usage limit for large factories in summer to avoid power shortages. that's because ongoing power rationing along will not be enough to curb summertime demand for electricity. the utility firm says it will discuss with the industry ministry a possible of instituting a new measure...
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one, is to use an external power source. so that motor and pumps can be restored, as well as the cooling function. secondly, water cannons and fire engines and self defense forces are standing by. with the support of these two organizations, water is going to be discharged on to the spent fuel pool at the number three reactor to recover the water level and nuclear fuel is probably exposed so water is going to be sprayed to recover the water level to prevent the further disbergs of radioactive material. in the middle of the screen, you can find the long white metal equipment on top of the fire g engens. these are the water discharging towers, which are 22 meter high. water can be discharged to a high place. is that going to be necessary? >> we don't know the details of how to discharge water by the tokyo fire department, but they brought these fire engines, equiped with this water discharging tower and the fuel pool at the number three reaker is at a high place. so if water is discharged from the ground, to reach that level,
one, is to use an external power source. so that motor and pumps can be restored, as well as the cooling function. secondly, water cannons and fire engines and self defense forces are standing by. with the support of these two organizations, water is going to be discharged on to the spent fuel pool at the number three reactor to recover the water level and nuclear fuel is probably exposed so water is going to be sprayed to recover the water level to prevent the further disbergs of radioactive...
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every possible method has been used to cool down the reactor. however, for reactor number 1 and reactor number 3 hydrogen came out, causing a hydrogen explosion. and also for reactor 4 we have seen fire. and radiation has spread from these reactors and the reading of the level seems very high. and there is still a very high risk of further radioactive material coming out from the fukushima number 1 nuclear power pla plant. a 20-kilometer radius has become an area for evacuation. most of the people have evacuated from this area we need now for everybody to move out of the 20-kilometer radius from the number one plant. and in areas from 20 to 30 kilometers from the power plant, depending on what happens at the power plant, we would like to ask you to remain indoors, at home or in your offices. we would like to ask you to remain indoors and avoid going outside. for fukushima number 2 nuclear power plant already people have almost all evacuated from the 10-kilometer radius. now we are requesting that everybody move out from the 10-kilometer radius f
every possible method has been used to cool down the reactor. however, for reactor number 1 and reactor number 3 hydrogen came out, causing a hydrogen explosion. and also for reactor 4 we have seen fire. and radiation has spread from these reactors and the reading of the level seems very high. and there is still a very high risk of further radioactive material coming out from the fukushima number 1 nuclear power pla plant. a 20-kilometer radius has become an area for evacuation. most of the...
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because of that, we would like to use this first tank. it's a huge tank. so the water will be transferred from the condenser to the surge tank. >> there's quite a bit of distance here. you have to carry the water over this distance? >> you can see a number of fire trucks, and by using these -- the pumper trucks, they're going to transfer the contaminated water. >> we have another photograph. this was taken on the 24th. the number 4 is in the front. it's from a different angle. >> you can see the sea on the right-hand side. >> this is the south end? >> and you can see the number 1, number 2, number 3, number 4 reactors in this order. >> putting aside the water's already leaked, let's take a look at the number 4 reactor. >> so this is the high-power pumper truck, and the arm is extended to the fourth floor. >> very long arm. >> that's right. so here is the spent fuel pool, and i think that this is a crane to replace fuel. so the water was directly sprayed onto this part. >> and it said that the crane may have fallen, but we see it there. >> well, it's diffic
because of that, we would like to use this first tank. it's a huge tank. so the water will be transferred from the condenser to the surge tank. >> there's quite a bit of distance here. you have to carry the water over this distance? >> you can see a number of fire trucks, and by using these -- the pumper trucks, they're going to transfer the contaminated water. >> we have another photograph. this was taken on the 24th. the number 4 is in the front. it's from a different angle....
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can you tell us the objectives of this group? >> the specific activities and coordination to support the victims is going to be carried out under this new group. and i want to make sure that all the government agencies are aware of what is happening as required and whether they are providing proper information. this is going to be vital for the people who have evacuated. there should be no problem in the stream of information and the provision of support. that is why like the responsible personnel of each government agency to be able to make sure that things are going smoothly. so that the effect of the new group can be maximized. that is the intention. that means there were problems in the past in the efforts by the agencies. that is why now you have to establish a new group, new committee. there are different phases that we had gone through. the crisis management center have members who are directors of agencies and they held meetings and i attended many of them. so immediately after the event instructions must be given and thi
can you tell us the objectives of this group? >> the specific activities and coordination to support the victims is going to be carried out under this new group. and i want to make sure that all the government agencies are aware of what is happening as required and whether they are providing proper information. this is going to be vital for the people who have evacuated. there should be no problem in the stream of information and the provision of support. that is why like the responsible...
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they will continue to using trucks to pump fresh water to the reactor. water safety became a major concern among parents in japan when radioactive iodine was detected in tap water in tokyo and other areas, and levels above the recommended safety limit for infants. but academics are saying it's okay to let babies drink tap water, if they cannot secure other sources of drinking water. >> translator: the japan pediatric society, the japan society of perinatal and for premature and newborn medicine compiled a joint statement saying there is a bit of confusion over tap water. they say that the national guideline was set on monthly or annual intake, and they say that there is a low possibility for tap water to a health hazard in a short time. on the other hand, babies who sweat a lot of suffer serious health hazard when they lack enough fluid. and so they're calling on parents to use tap water if they cannot secure other drinking water. and they say that priorities should be placed on giving fluid to babies so they should not be excessively worried about tap w
they will continue to using trucks to pump fresh water to the reactor. water safety became a major concern among parents in japan when radioactive iodine was detected in tap water in tokyo and other areas, and levels above the recommended safety limit for infants. but academics are saying it's okay to let babies drink tap water, if they cannot secure other sources of drinking water. >> translator: the japan pediatric society, the japan society of perinatal and for premature and newborn...
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to us, we want to make the ticket worthwhile. >>reporter: a key part of that ticket are the bulls themselves, and some are stars in their own right, worth over a million dollars...specifically bred for bucking, certain animal rights activists have raised concerns about their treatment...but organizers are adamant any criticism is unfounded. >>lambert:...they're always in great shape...they're fed the best feed because they are athletes andthey have to be in the very best shape they can possibly be in and if a bull is hurting in any way he won't perform as well. >>reporter: a good performance from a bull can of course spell trouble for whoever is on his back, but remarkably, a grueling 11 month tour now pulling in over 100m tv viewers has only one recorded fatality. one major reason that figure isn't higher...the work of the tour's unsung heroes... >>goram: ... sometimes you gotta get your hands on them...sometimes you have to get run over....justwhatever it takes to keep them from running over the cowboy. >>reporter: in it's firs
to us, we want to make the ticket worthwhile. >>reporter: a key part of that ticket are the bulls themselves, and some are stars in their own right, worth over a million dollars...specifically bred for bucking, certain animal rights activists have raised concerns about their treatment...but organizers are adamant any criticism is unfounded. >>lambert:...they're always in great shape...they're fed the best feed because they are athletes andthey have to be in the very best shape they...
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thanks very much for joining us on this edition of "newsline."
thanks very much for joining us on this edition of "newsline."
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the chairman told a news conference that an observation using a gps earthquake tracker showed that the ground at the observatory had moved about four meters to the east. the committee concluded that all four expected focal regions were synchronized. they cover a stretch of a few hundred kilometers from waters off miyagi prefecture to waters off ibaraki prefecture. the committee's shairm said further evaluation of the quake is needed when more data have been collected. he said only then it will be possible to determine whether a quake with a magnitude of 7.3 on wednesday was a warning of the bigger quake that followed. >>> earlier, the japan meteorological agency held a news conference and it warned that more tsunami ss could hit japan's coast. the official says some areas could be hit by repeatedly by tsunami waves. he warned residents to stay in safe areas and not go near the coast. he said that looking at tidal patterns, the waves seem to be subsiding but warned residents to stay on the alert. the agency is now monitoring the waves and assessing the damage level. the official says st
the chairman told a news conference that an observation using a gps earthquake tracker showed that the ground at the observatory had moved about four meters to the east. the committee concluded that all four expected focal regions were synchronized. they cover a stretch of a few hundred kilometers from waters off miyagi prefecture to waters off ibaraki prefecture. the committee's shairm said further evaluation of the quake is needed when more data have been collected. he said only then it will...
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we have this imagination that can help us solve problems, teach us about our lives, teach us about who we are, and we need to use it. >> now, in terms of just imagine, i mentioned that for the youth throughout the oakland school system, you partnered with project soar and you have decided that now the juniors will be able to read this book, because that's such a critical age and they are looking towards planning for college or whatever their futures might hold and it's a time when imagination is of critical importance. >> absolutely. it has been such a pleasure to work with project soar, which is a project of gear up, which is a federal program to support children in the transition that they go through into college, into later, early adulthood and without an imagination, how are children supposed to be able to think about who they might be or what they might like and in turn with that, i talk a lot in the book about getting in contact with your heart. and in make your dreams come true, the first book, i talk a lot about how the heart tells the truth and in your heart are really the blu
we have this imagination that can help us solve problems, teach us about our lives, teach us about who we are, and we need to use it. >> now, in terms of just imagine, i mentioned that for the youth throughout the oakland school system, you partnered with project soar and you have decided that now the juniors will be able to read this book, because that's such a critical age and they are looking towards planning for college or whatever their futures might hold and it's a time when...
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this would show a clear intent to use all instruments available to us through the un charter. >> most german politicians have criticized france's unilateral move to recognize the libyan rebels. the critics say the eu must exert a unified stance. >> turning to bahrain, or at least six people have been killed in an assault by riot police. security forces used tanks and attack helicopters to overrun pearl square, where the opposition camp out for weeks, calling for political reform. police and soldiers fired tear gas and shotguns at protesters. this happened after the king called in saudi troops to keep order. for more analysis on the situation in bahrain, i am joined by a member of the german institute for international security. saudi arabia has sent troops into bahrain. how big a threat are the protests in bahrain for its neighbor? >> i do not think there is a big threat, but the saudis see the shiite protests as a sign of iranian influence in this country which is virtually a saudi protectorate. that is why i intervened. it is iran. it is not the shiites. >> iran is closely watching
this would show a clear intent to use all instruments available to us through the un charter. >> most german politicians have criticized france's unilateral move to recognize the libyan rebels. the critics say the eu must exert a unified stance. >> turning to bahrain, or at least six people have been killed in an assault by riot police. security forces used tanks and attack helicopters to overrun pearl square, where the opposition camp out for weeks, calling for political reform....
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it's costing us...you know we're having to pay to do it ourselves... >>treadaway: it's all about doing it for a hobby. so unfortunately you can't get paid for it. >>reporter: but while income is low...expenditure isn't... >>tribe: this one would cost you 20 thousand pounds upwards. 20-25000 pounds. >>hibberd: there are gliders on this earth that are worth somewhat more than 100 thousand pounds. >>reporter: gliders that mercifully got off the ground at last for a quick jaunt, from which they will hopefullyreturn in a few hours.... >>johnson: if we get a quick six or seven rounds i think that would be a great result and we would feel slightly vindicated about throwing them out into this sky. >>reporter: and sure enough...after a few hours....like well trained pigeons...they started coming home... >>johnson: we've had 13 back which i think is very good given the circumstances. >>reporter: not bad at all...and not such a bad return for two days patience...as for the sport itself...it too must be patient...and hope that someday soon...it can translate the g
it's costing us...you know we're having to pay to do it ourselves... >>treadaway: it's all about doing it for a hobby. so unfortunately you can't get paid for it. >>reporter: but while income is low...expenditure isn't... >>tribe: this one would cost you 20 thousand pounds upwards. 20-25000 pounds. >>hibberd: there are gliders on this earth that are worth somewhat more than 100 thousand pounds. >>reporter: gliders that mercifully got off the ground at last for a...
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he cannot -- he has no power to declare war. >> libya did not attack us, and it did 249 threaten us. in that case he has no power to go to war until authorized by congress or declared by congress. >> let's hear the law. the war powers act was a revolved by congress that nen 73. 37 years ago. after u.s. involvement ended in vietnam. the ability calls on the president to notify congress when u.s. troops are in combat situations and to withdraw them within 60 days of the notification unless both houses of congress declare war. otherwise, or otherwise appear the use of force. >> that's only the in case that americans are attacked, or the enemy threatened. if there's no threat or attack you've got to go to congress under the constitution. >> so he is in violation of the constitution? >> the constitution of the united states. >> you think he should be impeach. >> no, i don't think so. >> why? if the president is violating the founding document of our country -- >> because i don't think we ought to do that right now. but what it be impeachable offense? nixon bombed cambodia. >> he had resig
he cannot -- he has no power to declare war. >> libya did not attack us, and it did 249 threaten us. in that case he has no power to go to war until authorized by congress or declared by congress. >> let's hear the law. the war powers act was a revolved by congress that nen 73. 37 years ago. after u.s. involvement ended in vietnam. the ability calls on the president to notify congress when u.s. troops are in combat situations and to withdraw them within 60 days of the notification...